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The application deadline for the Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship is October 15, 2008. The Fellow will be notified in January 2009, and work will begin in September 2009. The Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship will be awarded to a talented, committed law school graduate at the beginning of her or his career in the area of poverty law. All applicants must be in their third year of law school. The Fellow will be placed a the Empire Justice center in Rochester, NY and will represent low – income clients in complex areas of litigation and other types of advocacy. The fellow’s background and interests will be matched with high priority legal concerns of the poor which are not currently being addressed or that require additional resources. The duration of the Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship is two years; starting salary is $40,000. In addition, Empire Justice Center offers a generous benefits package, including a student loan repayment program. For more information, please see http://www.empirejustice.org/ EqualJusticeFellowship.htm EqualJusticeFellowship.htm. For information on Notre Dame Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program, please see: http:// law.nd.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/ financing-your-legal-education/loanrepayment- assistance-program-lrap.